Although we are always happy to consider gifts, most "gifts in kind" require ongoing resources to store, repair or maintain such artifact. The Museum has adopted a collection policy which includes guidelines and the process for accepting boats and other gifts in kind.

The Canada Revenue Agency also provides excellent information for individuals planning to donate to a registered charity.

The "Thousand Islands Antique Boat Museum Trust" was created in 1993 as the incubator for an eventual Museum. It provided an entity that could receive donations that it set aside in preparation for the eventual creation of an actual Museum.

In 2014, an agreement to lease the Water Street facility from the Town of Gananoque meant that an actual Museum was then possible. The Thousand Islands Boat Museum was then incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.

The Trust and the corporation have since been amalgamated into a single not-for-profit, Registered Charity, making the Thousand Islands Boat Museum our legal and operating name.

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